After witnessing the debacle at Soldier Field I quickly needed some mindless relief from the beating I had just seen. The latest installment in the "Mission Impossible" series was playing, and all I kept thinking was the title referred to the Bears playoff hopes. Actually as improbable as the movie was, it certainly was more believable then anyone thinking the Bears are still … [Read more...] about Movie Review – Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Archives for December 2011
Top Albums of 2011 by Eric Berman
The big news for 2011 was Spotify. Now the only excuse for not hearing something this year was a lack of time. Every year, I question the validity of a list like the one below. Take it on face value...these are just the records (yes records) that floated my boat this past year. The ranking really doesn't make any difference...if it's on the list, it's because I like it. Use it … [Read more...] about Top Albums of 2011 by Eric Berman
Movie Review – "Young Adult" with Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt
'Tis the season of all the major hyped movies. "Mission Impossible" with Tom Cruise and "Sherlock Holmes" with Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law (to name a couple,) will grab most of the headlines but neither will be nominated for anything. "Young Adult" on the other hand wont get much press but guaranteed that two of its actors will get nominations. Charlize Theron and Patton … [Read more...] about Movie Review – "Young Adult" with Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt
Chicago Bears' Season Derails at Home Against Seattle
It's hard to picture which was a worse train wreck, the one that is central to the plot in the movie "Super 8" which I watched Saturday night, or what however many of the 61,542 fans who chose to show up at Soldier Field witnessed on Sunday afternoon. Chicago gave up thirty-one unanswered points in the second half en route to the aforementioned 38-14 disaster at the wings of … [Read more...] about Chicago Bears' Season Derails at Home Against Seattle
WGA Moves 2013 Western Am to Alotian Club
by Rory Spears When the Western Golf Association (WGA) announced in 2008 that the Western Amateur Championship was leaving the Point O'Woods CC in Michigan, it announced a rotation that included seven Chicago area clubs as tournament hosts through 2015. Last year the WGA then added another Chicago area club. The Lake Forest based Knollwood as the eighth club in that rotation, … [Read more...] about WGA Moves 2013 Western Am to Alotian Club